1And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his
house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round
about, 2that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See
now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within
curtains. 3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that
is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee. 4And it came
to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan,
saying, 5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith
Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? 6for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the
children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked
in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7In all places wherein I
have walked with all the children of Israel, spake I a word with any
of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my
people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?
8Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant
David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote,
from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my
people, over Israel; 9and I have been with thee
whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from
before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name
of the great ones that are in the earth. 10And I will
appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they
may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall
the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,
11and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over
my people Israel; and I will cause thee to rest from all thine
enemies. Moreover Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a
house. 12When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt
sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that
shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13He shall build a house for my name, and I will
establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14I will
be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will
chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the
children of men; 15but my lovingkindness shall not
depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before
thee. 16And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure
for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
17According to all these words, and according to all this
vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

18Then David the
king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord
Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
19And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord
Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a
great while to come; and this too after the manner of men, O Lord
Jehovah! 20And what can David say more unto thee? for
thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah. 21For thy
word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all
this greatness, to make thy servant know it. 22Wherefore
thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither
is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard
with our ears. 23And what one nation in the earth is
like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto
himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things
for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom
thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, from the nations and their
gods? 24And thou didst establish to thyself thy people
Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah,
becamest their God. 25And now, O Jehovah God, the word
that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his
house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken. 26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is
God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be
established before thee. 27For thou, O Jehovah of hosts,
the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will
build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to
pray this prayer unto thee. 28And now, O Lord Jehovah,
thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this
good thing unto thy servant: 29now therefore let it
please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue
for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it: and
with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

8 2 Samuel 8

1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the
mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

2And he
smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down
on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one
full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David,
and brought tribute.

3David smote also Hadadezer the son
of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the
River. 4And David took from him a thousand and seven
hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all
the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor
Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty
thousand men. 6Then David put garrisons in Syria of
Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought
tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the
servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David
took exceeding much brass.

9And when Toi king of Hamath
heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, 10then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to
bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him:
for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels
of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 11These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and
gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued; 12of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the
Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of
Rehob, king of Zobah.

13And David gat him a name when he
returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even
eighteen thousand men. 14And he put garrisons in Edom;
throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became
servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever
he went.

15And David reigned over all Israel; and David
executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. 16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the
son of Ahilud was recorder; 17and Zadok the son of
Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah
was scribe; 18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over
the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief
ministers.

9 2 Samuel 9

1And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the
house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name
was Ziba, and they called him unto David; and the king said unto
him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. 3And
the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may
show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king,
Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame of his feet. 4And
the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king,
Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
5Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house
of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6And
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto David,
and fell on his face, and did obeisance. And David said,
Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, thy servant! 7And
David said unto him, Fear not; for I will surely show thee kindness
for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land
of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table
continually. 8And he did obeisance, and said, What is
thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said
unto him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I
given unto thy master's son. 10And thou shalt till the
land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt
bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have bread to eat:
but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table.
Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11Then
said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king
commandeth his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for
Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the
king's sons. 12And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose
name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants
unto Mephibosheth. 13So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem;
for he did eat continually at the king's table. And he was lame in
both his feet.

10 2 Samuel 10

1And it came to pass after this, that the king of the
children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of
Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. So David sent by his
servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants
came into the land of the children of Ammon. 3But the
princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord,
Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent
comforters unto thee? hath not David sent his servants unto thee to
search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 4So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their
beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their
buttocks, and sent them away. 5When they told it unto
David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And
the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then
return.

6And when the children of Ammon saw that they
were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired
the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand
footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of
Tob twelve thousand men. 7And when David heard of it, he
sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 8And the
children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the
entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the
men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

9Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and
behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians: 10And the rest of the people
he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them
in array against the children of Ammon. 11And he said,
If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if
the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and
help thee. 12Be of good courage, and let us play the man
for ou people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that
which seemeth him good. 13So Joab and the people that
were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and
they fled before him. 14And when the children of Ammon
saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai,
and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of
Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

15And when the Syrians saw
that they were put to the worse before Israel, they gathered
themselves together. 16And Hadarezer sent, and brought
out the Syrians that were beyond the River: and they came to Helam,
with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
17And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel
together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the
Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
18And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of
the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand
horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, so that he
died there. 19And when all the kings that were servants
to Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they
made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to
help the children of Ammon any more.

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